Portuguese BS cam

Here is the link to the cam

Portuguese BS cam

so far we wait garina`s pic`s ,few pics at
cam

Is the eggs till there???
The storklets look so funny with the white fluff over the new black feathers

Hi all. Pictures in a few time, maybe this morning
BS are going to be ringed in an hour (more or less). He said that will start to go down at 10 am Portuguese time.

caysa wrote:Is the eggs till there???
The storklets look so funny with the white fluff over the new black feathers

The egg is under the branches on the left side. You can see a white round thing there

garina do mar wrote:Hi all. Pictures in a few time, maybe this morning
BS are going to be ringed in an hour (more or less). He said that will start to go down at 10 am Portuguese time.

wow its interesting how they can do it, with helicopter or smthing ?

The railway line is very close. More or less at the same level than the nest. So they climb the rocks and go down on "rappell". It was like that last year when they ringed the griffon vulture

The video from last year when the grifon vulture was ringed:

http://sic.aeiou.pt/programasinformacao/scripts/VideoPlayer.aspx?ch=terraalerta&videoId={867B85D9-E024-4BF3-A6F1-1426D04B2EB9}

garina do mar wrote:The video from last year when the grifon vulture was ringed:
http://sic.aeiou.pt/programasinformacao/scripts/VideoPlayer.aspx?ch=terraalerta&videoId={867B85D9-E024-4BF3-A6F1-1426D04B2EB9] http://sic.aeiou.pt/programasinformacao/scripts/VideoPlayer.aspx?ch=terraalerta&videoId={867B85D9-E024-4BF3-A6F1-1426D04B2EB9}

is here two adresses?
http://sic.aeiou.pt/programasinformacao/scripts/VideoPlayer.aspx?ch=terraalerta&videoId={867B85D9-E024-4BF3-A6F1-1426D04B2EB9]
oh gosh,they are so brave!!!

It's the second one. I don't manage to write the link correctly because the last "}" stays allways outside :(
Video Griffon Vulture

I came online just to see the last bit of the ringing - here is a slideshow of the pics I got:

oh thanks, i was sitting an waiting, but my cam didnt saw anything
seems that all ornithologists need backpack, the ability to climb and and much much more courage

Wow!!! I was coming to put some pics from the ringing but it's not necessary

Some from before



and after

Hi Garina! I am surprised at how calm the little ones were. Not all growling and snapping like the Estonian storks last year.

I have some videos on real player from they being ringed but I don't think they can be uploaded here :( :scratch:

Umm nope.... have you ever tried using youtube??
They say it is not difficult to upload there....
Try it - it would be lovely to see!!!

I did it
The BS being ringed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLfqYDSxGE4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjUUm_fhBqA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmP8SticZ0E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JBd2vwhW5A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2PWgVd2fM4

Great videos, Garina! It's very smart to cover their eyes with a cloth. I've seen videos of people who ring eagles do this and it works quite well to keep the bird calm. One of the eaglets at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens even fell asleep during their banding a few weeks ago!

Hi Bisky! Yes, last year when he ringed the griffon vulture also covered her head with a cloth and she was very quiet

Congrats Garina!!! Clever you!! You did it!!!!!

Thanks, this is very interesting. Brave man - I must say!!!

The first "travel" outside the nest


At first I thought it was one of the adults

The second BS was also trying to "jump" the nest wall but didn't managed

this is a "call of nature" and that they are unable to resist:)

Oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii that looks so dangerous

Yes. It can be. Last here one fell on the river. It was captured and released later.

I'll try to put some more pics or video this evening but I'll go very early in the morning to Azores and have a lot of things to prepare

The young griffon vulture that lives nearby is doing flight trials

garina do mar wrote:
The young griffon vulture that lives nearby is doing flight trials

He disappeared !!!

Great video!
Don´t fall into the river, "little" vulture!

He lives on the nest underneath
That's why he was turning so quickly

Today the Ruppell's vulture came to visit his nest.
And the BS trained a liiiiiiiittle bit

The first one is flying

or at least climbing